Business Case Assurance Manager

What if you could work with remarkable people on extraordinary things? What if the end result was something a little bit special? What if your role was mission critical?
For nearly 70 years, AWE has been at the forefront of nuclear weapons research and development. We have a critical mission: to provide the warheads for the UK’s ultimate deterrent - Trident. We also use our unique skills to provide wider UK government with counter-terrorism and nuclear threat reduction solutions.
It takes a special sort of person to work at AWE. What if that person was you?
AWE are currently looking to hire a Business Case Assurance Manager to join our Business Case Assurance team.
The Business Case Assurance Team is a recently formed group reporting into the Chief Financial Officer. The Team are a critical element of the investment assurance process.
The Team also provide advice and guidance as to the most appropriate form of Business Case and support with commissioning the level and timing of assurance and approvals required. The team essentially have over-arching responsibility in ensuring all Business Cases adhere to the principles of HMT Green Book and Managing Public Money.
Ideally you will currently be working within a Project/Programme environment where you would be directly involved with investment proposals.
Salary: £43,430 - £55,000 depending on experience
Location: Reading area
As part of our People Promise, AWE (one of the best 25 big companies to work for in the UK) has a range of benefits to suit you. These include:

• Time to recharge your batteries with 270 hours of annual leave (plus every other Friday off work)
• Consideration for flexible working arrangements so that your work may fit in with your lifestyle. Just let us know on your application if you wish to work part time
• Opportunities for Professional Career Development that include funding for the annual membership of a relevant professional body, access to mentors and training
• Employee Assistance Programme and Occupational Health Services
• A generous defined contribution Group Personal Pension (we will pay between 9% and 13% of your pensionable pay depending on your own contribution)
• Life Assurance
• Discounts - access to savings on a wide range of everyday spending
• Special Leave Policy including paid time off for volunteering, public service (including reserve forces) and caring for your family
• A host of voluntary & core benefits to suit your health and wellbeing - more information available on our careers site

Job Description:

• As required, continuously improve the Business Case Assurance and approval process and embed into AWE ways of working.
• As required, continuously improve the Business Case Assurance pipeline and provide advice and guidance to stakeholders on the assurance process.
• Deliver a training and Learning from Experience (LFE) programme for all AWE staff and stakeholders involved in the production assurance and governance of Business Cases.
• Develop Business Case Assurance and approval data, reporting tool(s) and a management information dashboard to meet line management requirement.
• Coordinate the effective dissemination of actions, requirements or conditions emanating from formal approval boards and that any lessons learned are applied to future change initiatives.
• Develop assurance stakeholder engagement, be proactive in contacting stakeholders to ensure you are fully up to date with the latest proposed Business Cases.
• Develop the working relationship with AWE and DNO approvals as well as the wider Defence assurance and scrutiny communities.
• Provide guidance and advice to project teams on the requirements and development of Business Case, using organisational templates, HMT 5 case modelling, Programme Evidence & Assurance Tailoring (PEAT) and Risk & Complexity Assessment (RCA).
• Provide a Secretariat for assurance boards

Experience / skills required:
Through experience you will be able to demonstrate:

• Understanding the assurance and approvals process dictated by the MOD
• Ability to identify, investigate, evaluate and implement improved ways of working
• Ability to take decisions and solve complex business problems
• A strong focus on efficiency, innovation and quality
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong focus on customers and partners and ability to build and sustain strong relationships
• Ability to manage yourself and work on your own initiative
• Suitable for an individual with experience in a project support, PMO, or portfolio support function.

The following experience would be desirable but not essential:

• Business Analysis and/or applying Continuous Improvement methodologies
• Writing or reviewing Business Cases and undertaking project assurance, review, or scrutiny.
• Working with internal and external users and stakeholders

Qualifications:

• Degree or equivalent is desirable but not essential
• APM Practitioner qualification is desirable but not essential

All Candidates must be willing and able to obtain and maintain the necessary security clearance for the role.
Please note that you must be a British Citizen to apply for a role with us.
Our ambition is to create workplaces where we recognise and celebrate differences, encourage diverse contributions and our employees feel able to be themselves at work. We strive to create a genuine culture of openness and inclusion and encourage diverse applicants. Any inclusion information you provide us will be used to encourage and support you through the application process and will be held only for this purpose in accordance with GDPR.